Uncle Mu's international commentary analyzes relations between Russia and Ukraine.
On July 12, the Official Russian Website published a nearly 10,000-word article signed by Putin about the historical ties between Russia and Ukraine.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > has three points of concern, all of which are overtures to Ukraine:</h1>
1) Putin admits to making mistakes in the past when dealing with Ukraine. Although Putin did not say that there was anything wrong, his attitude and his previous toughness toward Ukraine seemed to have changed.
2) Not only did Putin publish the article in Russian, but the Kremlin also published it in Ukrainian, which expressed the attitude that the article was obviously for Ukrainians to see, at least it could be seen as a gesture of goodwill, after all, respecting the other side's language!
3) Putin has repeatedly emphasized that Ukraine and Russia are "one family pro". The title of the article is the historical unity of Russian-Ukrainian relations, so it is about the brotherhood between the two sides, which is in stark contrast to the 100,000 russian troops who suppressed Ukraine a few months ago. It can be seen that now Putin wants to use "soft power" to play the "family affection card" against Ukraine. Objectively speaking, this is of course more conducive to easing relations with Ukraine than dancing with a knife and a gun.
So how effective is this long Article of Putin, carefully packaged and curated by Russia? Look at the attitude of Ukrainian President Zelinsky!
On July 14, Zelinsky expressed his views on Putin's article during a forum.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the general tone is that he disapproves of the content of Putin's articles and mocks some of them. </h1>
For example, in response to Putin's post, which was also translated into Ukrainian, Zelinsky said, "It's great that he knows Ukrainian!" If the President of Russia starts writing in Ukrainian, then everything we do is right. ”
For example, Putin's article is very long, with nearly 10,000 words, and Zelinsky teases from this point of view - I am too tight to read the whole article. "I can see in the article that he did some in-depth work on this. It is true that the Russian president spent a lot of time because there is a lot of historical information in the article. I can only envy the president of such a big country for spending so much time and writing such a long and detailed article. ”
He also said that he was prepared to provide more information to Putin, which would help Putin write the next article. And he looks forward to discussing with Putin some of the historical views of Ukraine and Russia mentioned in the article.
Zelinsky also suggested that the two presidents should talk face-to-face, because what he wrote was better to talk in person, and there was no need to send a text introduction.
Before he sent a message to Putin that he wanted to meet, Putin pushed back and said that he did not have time. Zelinsky said at this time: In the past he did not know what Putin was busy with, but now he finally knows.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Zelinsky is not satisfied with Putin's statement that Russia and Ukraine are brothers. </h1>
He said there have been debates over many historical issues in Russia and Ukraine in the past, such as how many Ukrainians died in World War II, while Russia did not mention brotherhood.
As Ukraine and the West approached, Putin mentioned brotherhood, much to Zelinsky's displeasure, saying that this was not a brotherly attitude, more like Cain and Abel.
Cain and Abel are the historical story of Western Genesis. Both were children of Adam and Eve. But Cain later killed Abel. Zelinsky may have wanted to use this well-known story in the West to suggest that Russia and Ukraine have a fraternal history, but the reality is that Russia has been bullying Ukraine.
I don't know if Russia will regret publishing this article after reading Zelinsky's words?
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